History Main / ProductPLacement

** The directory inquiries service ''118 118'' has a daily advert in British newspaper ''Metro'' in the form of a short comic strip. Bizarrely, many of these strips feature blatant plugs for other products.

* In ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'', TheRival Vector is shown using a UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in one scene. Makes sense, considering the [[EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture design of his house]].

* ''Literature/SonicTheHedgehogInTheFourthDimension'' at one point has Sonic playing on his "sleek" UsefulNotes/GameGear. %% Happens again in the sequel ''Literature/SonicTheHedgehogAndTheSiliconWarriors''.

* The {{Vaporwave}} genre typically acts a kind of {{deconstruction}} of consumerism for many, most of the artwork from vaporwave is referred to famous brands from the 80s and 90s, mostly famous Cola brands (Coca-Cola and Pepsi) as well other ones as the old UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows logos (Windows 95 notably). Some examples are music videos made for Vaporwave songs, including one based on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrR1TGQY20Y American Pepsi ads]] and another with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbQN0JnzWkA Japanese Coca-Cola ads]]. This extends to the names of various artists are directly related with the genre, including SAINT PEPSI, Kodak Cameo, ESPRIT 空想, ＷＡＬＫＭＡＮ 91 and Famicom Fountains, among others.

* Music/LadyGaga's "Telephone" contains ''a lot'' of product placement for everything from Virgin Mobile and Plenty of Fish to Diet Coke and Miracle Whip. Compared with how hamfisted it is compared to the placement of stuff like UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} nunchucks in "Bad Romance", the explanation that it's StealthParody is more likely.

** Season 9's "[[Recap/SouthParkS9E4BestFriendsForever Best Friends Forever]]" features the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable as one of its major plot points.

** The Evil A.I. uses a default text-to-speech voice option on older Macs, and the Mac boot-up chime can be heard as well.

* In ''Vanities: A New Musical'', the second and third versions of "Mystery"(so far only used in ACT's version) name various cosmetic and fashion brands. In "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing", Mary mentions a "Troll doll wearing a pillbox hat" and a "Ford convertible". That song's predecessor, "Hey There, Beautiful", also had several, including Maybelline, Ultra Lash, the Flintstones, and the aforementioned Troll doll.
* ''Creator/MontyPython's Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'', from the title itself to the ''Camelot'' song, which features a giant can of the food product.

* In the live TV version of ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'', [=SpongeBob=] and Sandy climbing a volcano gets depicted by the event being roleplayed by a [[Toys/CabbagePatchKids Cabbage Patch Kid]] and an [[Toys/AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl doll]], respectively. This may have been intentional, as Wicked Cool Toys, who currently makes Cabbage Patch Kids, also makes toys for [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants the show the musical is based on]].

* In the EvolvingCredits of [[WebAnimation/JoCat A Crap Guide to DnD]], a goblin plushie is added on a shelf in ''Goblins'' rather than a figurine of the class detailed. [[WebAnimation/JoCat JoCat]] made an announcement of [[{{Defictionalization}} the releasing of plushies of said goblins]] on the day of the release.

* A blatant example from ''WebVideo/Lonelygirl15'' is the Ice Breakers Sours Gum, which is shown in "Truckstop Reunion". When Daniel asks what Bree is holding, she gives the full name of the product (rather than just saying "gum"), holding the packet up so the viewers get a good look at the logo. Daniel and Jonas then beg Bree for some gum, but she puts all four remaining pieces in her mouth instead, to the boys' dismay.
* ''WebVideo/KateModern'' contains frequent product placement. In most cases it serves to make the show more realistic, although in the case of Tampax, it became a little odd ([[Webvideo/CarmillaTheSeries who makes a video about the brand of tampon they use?]]). Then there's "Skittle Yourself", which actually asks viewers to create their own ''Advertising/{{Skittles}}'' adverts and put them online. Go on, it'll be fun!
* WebVideo/{{Fred}} maintains a modest six figure income through blatant product placements of zipits, t-shirts, and his merchandise.
* Due to ''WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun's'' recent deal with game company Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast, several of their recent videos have contained prominent product placement, including "The Secret Life of Board Games", the ''WebVideo/FeedDump'' episode "Soldiers of Fortune", and the ''WebVideo/CommodoreHustle'' episode "Roll For Treats". It should be noted, though, that they were giving total freedom as to the method by which they placed the products, and the resulting sketches are no less funny for it.

* The ''WebVideo/SassyGayFriend'' began shilling for [=MiO=], a drink flavoring. Done as obviously as an EnforcedPlug.

* While the site doesn't get paid for it, [[Website/TVTropes this very wiki]] is not immune to it, with product names creeping into trope titles -- sometimes justified when talking about tropes that have to do with brand names (StuckOnBandaidBrand, EverybodyOwnsAFord), but often just because (EveryCarIsAPinto, AndADietCoke -- that last one, in particular, could've easily been made generic). One company even got ''two'' tropes (IKEAErotica, IKEAWeaponry) named after it for no apparent reason besides RuleOfFunny.

* ''WebVideo/CafaeLatte'':
** Whenever a character is shown reading a book, it is usually creator C.M. Alongi's novel ''Citadel''.
** A few episodes have been sponsored ads for various products.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAwesomes'' ends each episode with a plug for Jack Link's Beef Jerky.

* ''WesternAnimation/LaLinea'' originally began as a series commercials for Lagostina cookware, with the products advertised at the end of each episode. The character from the shorts has also been in ads for the now-defunct Kaupthing Bank and Ford C-MAX hybrid cars.
* The 1960s ''Creator/LaurelAndHardy'' animated series had one of the most shameless examples of this trope ever, with toys based on the duo being advertised right below the "Created by Larry Harmon" credit.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Judging from his ringtone, Professor Calamitus uses a Creator/{{Nokia}} phone.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** In "Triple S", Team Possible goes to the X Games in a search for criminal who uses extreme sports in his thefts. The X Games are owned outright by fellow Creator/{{Disney}} unit Creator/{{ESPN}}.
** In-universe example in "Rappin' Drakken", where Drakken goes on [[Series/AmericanIdol "American Starmaker"]] to perform a rap song featuring his [[MayContainEvil mind-control shampoo]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" mentions Creator/{{MTV}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} as two things that the babies watched over the Christmas break.
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter gets a Snickers bar in a cutaway gag, and inside Stewie's time machine, Rupert has a Subway sandwich in his lap.
** In "April in Quahog", Peter buys his kids' forgiveness by buying them an Xbox 360 (complete with ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'').
* WesternAnimation/SupaStrikas The second season was sponsored by Caltex, so the uniforms the team wore had a large Caltex logo put on it.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Brick Like Me" was about the family (and various other residents of Springfield) turning into LEGO bricks. Justified as the episode was intended to be an advertisement to the recently-launched LEGO Simpsons range.

* Used InUniverse in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "The Secret Origin of Supernova"; Arthur watches a Dark Bunny cartoon where the titular character advertises his brand of energy drink during a fight, claiming it helps him defeat supervillains. Arthur ends up buying the drink himself, but is disappointed to learn that it's nothing but sugar water, ultimately feeling that advertising it goes against Dark Bunny's moral code.

* This trope isn’t so rare in toys in anymore with the introduction of Zuru’s Mini Brands series, which are surprise capsules with replicas of the packaging of famous brands, like Jelly Belly, Kraft Heinz, Hershey, Kellogg’s, Campbells, and Coca-Cola. The spin-offs of the series also have replica brand packaging in them, like Creator/{{Disney}}, Creator/{{Hasbro}}, Jack in the Box, and Pizza Hut. Some of the [[FollowTheLeader imitators]] of Mini Brands, like Real Littles(Toys/{{Shopkins}}) and Sugar Buzz Mini-in-Minis(Super Impulse) also have replicas of brand packaging in them.